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Phil Knight Partying, Growing With Stanford Coeds

The one creepy old dude in your undergrad creative writing course? Maybe it's Nike founder Phil Knight, who's secretly been attending classes at Stanford, learning to bare his soul through fiction. Knight isn't enrolled at Stanford, but $105 million donations have a way of opening doors. More »

3:50 PM on Mon Dec 3 2007
By Pareene
2,456 views, 21 comments

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Yale Prof: Alec Baldwin Did Not Seduce "Audrey"

Last night we heard from Yale Associate Professor of English Bill Deresiewicz (affectionately known in these parts as "Cockmaster D"), who was upset that we'd posted two assignments from his class on "Reportage" the other day. (Assignment: "Report on a person or event in such a way as to include your presence as a narrator.") His students wrote about Alec Baldwin's visit to the Yale campus, and Baldwin's flirtation with a girl who was named "Audrey." More »

11:38 AM on Fri Apr 27 2007
By Doree Shafrir
3,028 views, 9 comments

Latest by Colonel Mustard: I'd buy a t-shirt that said "I'm The Real Audrey". more »

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Alec Baldwin's Trip To Yale

Alec Baldwin doesn't spend all his time on the phone in New York City, it turns out. Last week, he visited Yale to give a "master's tea" but also took some time to get acquainted with his surroundings. Fortunately, two of the university's creative writing students encountered Mr. Baldwin while he was there—and they recorded their impressions. More »

6:05 PM on Wed Apr 25 2007
By Doree Shafrir
14,153 views, 35 comments